þefja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From þefur +‎ -(j)a.

Pronunciation

Verb

þefja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þefjaði, supine þefjað)

  1. (intransitive) to smell strongly, to stink

Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Verb

þefja (singular past indicative þefjaði, plural past indicative þefjuðu, past participle þefjaðr)

  1. to smell, to reek
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Icelandic: þefja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tevja

Etymology 2

Verb

þefja (singular past indicative þafði, plural past indicative þǫfðu, past participle þafðr or þafiðr)

  1. to stir, thicken
Conjugation

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